PITTSBURGH IRISH & CLASSICAL THEATRE by Paul Giovanni directed by Matt Torney December 4-21, 2013 The Charity Randall Theatre 40 1 Give the gift of theatre this holiday season! INTRODUCING Beautiful gift packages start at $96 ...something this way comes 2014 Season Blithe Spirit - May 1-17 Noel Coward Waiting for Godot - June 4-21 oAkLand’s Most uNiQue dInIng dEsTinAtIon Samuel Beckett theporChatscHenley.coM Woman and Scarecrow - July 10-August 2 Marina Carr Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme - September 4-20 Frank McGuinness Macbeth - October 8-25 William Shakespeare Great Expectations - December 3-20 Charles Dickens, adapted by Hugh Leonard AllA p hotoghotohothootogto raphyraphaphaphyphyphhyy bybyLy L auraauaurau a PetriPPePetrPetetrie r llalla.la.lala. www.mwwwwwwww.mwwmw.m misslpisssslpsslsslpphohotohotogootoogograrapraphyraphaphyphyh .com.c.cococomco ThePorchAtSchenley.com 239 PICT Board of Directors Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Eugene O’Sullivan, President presents Kevin R. Gieder, Vice-President Erin Shannon-Auel, Secretary V. Sue Molina, Treasurer The Crucifer of Blood Alan Baum Joseph Karas by Paul Giovanni Cynthia Berger Justin Krauss Directed by Matt Torney Michael Burns Richard Miller Barbara Carlin Charles Moellenberg David Whalen* Sherlock Holmes Steve Cuden Fabian O’Connor Justin R. G. Holcomb* Dr. John Watson Dina Fulmer Richard E. Rauh Gayle Pazerski Irene St. Claire Gail Gerono Chuck Reynolds Daryll Heysham* Inspector Lestrade, Durga Dass Ken Bolden* Major Alistair Ross Advisory Board Members Jonathan Visser* Captain Neville St. Claire D.L. “Larry” Brophy, E. Bruce Hill, Paul Homick, Malcolm Madera* Jonathan Small Robert Levin, Kristen Olson, PhD., Alberta Sbragia, Michael Fuller* Wali Dad, Hopkins, Mordecai Smith John Sotirakis, Wanda Wilson Luke Halferty Birdy Johnson, Leper Honorary Board Members Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer U.S. Representative Mike Doyle, Charles Gray, Thomas Kilroy, Johnmichael Bohach Cindy Limauro Joan Markert David Norris–Seanad Eireann, Bingo O’Malley, Stephanie Riso Sound Designer Production Manager Technical Director Joe Pino George DeShetler Sabrina Hykes-Davis PICT Staff Properties Master Stage Manager Scenic Charge Artist Alan Stanford, Producing Artistic Director Johnmichael Bohach Cory F. Goddard* Jennifer Kirkpatrick Stephanie Riso, Operations Director Therese Dillman Moss, Director of Revenue Fight Choreography Voice & Dialects Assistant Stage Managers Michelle Belan, Sales & Marketing Director Daryll Heysham Natalie Baker Shirer Caitlin Roper* George DeShetler, Production Manager Jonathan Visser Master Electrician Rebecca Leone Carolyn Ludwig, Office Administrator Scott Conklin Jess MacFeater, Telesales Campaign Manager Producing Artistic Director Katie Wagner, Marketing Assistant Alan Stanford The Crucifer of Blood is produced by special arrangement Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. with Samuel French, Inc. PO Box 7964, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Tel: 412-561-6000, Fax: 412-561-6686 PLEASE NOTE: The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. PICT is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre. This play runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes LQFOXGLQJD¿IWHHQPLQXWHLQWHUPLVVLRQIROORZLQJ6FHQH To order tickets: VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.picttheatre.org *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, OR CALL 412-561-6000 x. 207 the Union of Professional Actors and Need help? Email [email protected] Stage Managers in the United States. 38 3 Setting Scene One The Red Fort at Agra, India (June 1857) Scene Two 221-B Baker Street ( June 1887, exactly 30 years later) Scene Three Pondicherry Lodge at Maidenhead Part 1 - The same evening Part 2 - Two hours later Scene Four The Gate of a Hundred Sorrows (an opium den, the next night) Scene Five On the river Thames (later that same night) Scene Six 221-B Baker Street (at dawn) The Crucifer of Blood Production Staff/Crew Carpenters ..........................................................Nathan Jedrzejwski, Daniel Callery ............................................................................Trent Taylor Properties Artisan ...............................................James Thome Light Board Operator ........................................Maggie Wayne Sound Engineer ..................................................Stephen Tipton Sound Board Operator .......................................Stephen Tipton Wardrobe Supervisor ..........................................Lindsay Tejan Electricians .........................................................Andrew Schmedake, Louis Costanzo ............................................................................Nate Siebert, Elizabeth Lang ............................................................................Chris Barker, Matthew Shearer ............................................................................Sean Sullivan Box Office...........................................................Helen Radkoff Dramaturgy ........................................................Dr. Stephen Guinn, Sara Steelman Special Thanks Sara Steelman, Charles Belan, 20/20 Opticians, Michael Montgomery, Cathleen Crocker-Perry, Don DiFonso, Point Park University Scene Shop, Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Todd Brown, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Jon Ward, Nick Wright, The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Jerry Sherk, Pittsburgh Opera. 437 James FitzGerald, David Whalen, Karen Baum, Alan Stanford, special guest Jack Gleeson, and Gayle Pazerski prepare to welcome guests to the party! More than 250 guests celebrated with PICT at J. Verno Studios on the South Side. The three-part event, organized by Christine Ferguson of Prima Eventi and an auction E\(YHO\Q&DVWLOORRI6WHUOLQJ(YHQWV7KHHYHQWNLFNHGRσZLWKDQDZDUGVFHUHPRQ\ honoring Sara Steelman and Ray Werner, followed by dinner catered by BIG. To top RσWKHQLJKWJXHVWVHQMR\HGDFRVWXPHGDQFHSDUW\KRVWHGE\VSHFLDOJXHVW-DFN Gleeson, star of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones. We'd like to thank everyone involved in making the evening a success, particularly the following: Special Guest: Presenting Sponsors: Dance Party Sponsor: Table Sponsors: Jack Gleeson PNC Bank American Eagle Forensic Valuation Jones Day 6\[Ä[[LYZ Litigation, LLC Bayer MaterialScience Levin Furniture Highmark Deloitte Local | National | Global Auction Donors: Allegheny Valley School Horizon View Farms Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy News and stories from Big Burrito Restaurant Group Hough’s Pittsburgh Public Theater across the country, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Larrimor’s Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Evelyn Castillo LeMix Antique’s The Porch at Schenley around the world and Jerry Cauley Maduro Smoke Shop Prima Eventi, Inc. here at home. Chatham Baroque Massage ala Carter Quantum Theatre Steve Cuden Leslie Miller Renaissance Pittsburgh Joyce Devlin Richard & Karen Miller Rivers Club Donato's Restaurant Karen & Chuck Moellenberg Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area Dina & Jerry Fulmer V Sue Molina & The Shaw Festival Theatre East End Food Co-op Richard Dugan Silk Screen Asian Arts & Shannon Ewing Olive or Twist Cultural Organization The Farmer’s Table Gene & Sandy O’Sullivan Society For Contemporary Craft Pearl & David Figgins Beth Pearson Alan Stanford Fox Chapel Day Spa Phipps Conservatory & Sweets ‘n At Naomi Grodin Botanical Gardens Union Project Guaranteed Irish Piccolo Forno Venture Outdoors Heinz History Center Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Wigle Whiskey Listen Online | www.wesa.fm Hepatica The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Lynn Wright Hillman Center for the Performing Arts Pittsburgh Musical Theater Yoga Flow 36 5 Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Annual Fund Donors About the Playwright - Paul Giovanni Martha Malinzak Michael & Special Gifts: William & Doris Malter Linda Rosenbaum Anonymous, in honor of Anne Perhaps Paul Giovanni’s gift of such a wide va- Raymond Marsh Donald Rosenthal & riety of theatrical talents partially explains why Mullaney Rita Martin Linda Tuite-Rosenthal Maurice B. Cohill, in memory of my he left behind a legacy of outstanding work in Lou Martinage Reva Rossman wife, Anne D. Mullaney Eleanor Mayfield Christine & James Rupp several fields, but a significant body of work in Jamini Vincent Davies in honor of Angela Mazza Ruth & Russell Sacco none of them. Michelle McClendon Beatrice Salazar & Andrew Paul & Gale McGloin Christine McClure Luis Motles Mary Davitt, in memory of my Born in 1933, Giovanni began his career in Elizabeth McDevitt David Salgarolo & father, J. Alan Davitt theater as an actor. During the 1960s, as a Patricia McElligott Frances Savoia Harvette & Richard Dixon, in David & Ann McFadden Dianne Scansaroli honor of Richard Miller member of the cast of The Fantasticks during its Maureen McHugh & Virginia Schatz Francine George, for record-breaking Off-Broadway run, he played Fran Barret Virginia Schick Clara & Donald Matt (The Boy). Rosemary Mendel Eleanor Schoenberger Jeffrey & Rachel Lowden, Robert & Christiana Mendoza Michael Schneider in honor of Robert Levin During the 1970s, however, he moved into Brian & Karen Merritt Judy & Tony Schryer Milton & Lois Michaels, Chari Mitchell Rosalyn Sherman in honor of Andrew S. Paul several other areas. For the original version Daniela & Belinda & Dave Shlapak Margaret Mima, in memory of Marcello Moschella Jo Shores of the cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973), Joseph Mima he arranged a number of folk songs as well